Fun With Lists
Call it the Philly Mag Curse: Sabatino Out at Stateside
Was it something we said? Just a month after his restaurant Stateside was named Philadelphia’s best by none other than Philadelphia magazine, executive chef George […]
Philly Is a Great Place to Be a Single Dude
Philadelphia ranks fourth in a roundup of best cities for single men, CBS Philly reports: The list, which was compiled by NerdWallet, focused on three factors […]
CHOP Named Best Pediatric Hospital in America by Parents Magazine
This is a nice bit of good news for CHOP, after the last two weeks were dominated by talk of the grisly murder of one […]
Dull Joe Flacco and 9 More Reasons I Won’t Watch the Super Bowl
It’s not that I hate the commercialism of the Super Bowl—I’ve been watching since I was eight. Nor have I boycotted football to protest the […]
9 Best Clips of Jane Austen’s Pride and Prejudice at the Movies
It’s a big week for Jane Austen acolytes. Monday, you might have read, marked the bicentennial of every old English major’s comfort read: Pride & […]
Stock Up on Beer for the First Official Puppy Bowl Drinking Game
It’s coming! It’s coming! The biggest sporting event of the year! No, not the Farmers Insurance Open. (Though, hats off, Tiger.) Not the World Series. […]
12 Movies, TV Shows That Ruined Your Childhood
“I don’t even like that goat-thing,” said my friend Carrie as our conversation turned to Pan’s Labyrinth. As it often does. It is one of […]
11 Weird Things the City Is Spending Its Money On
A few days ago, City Controller candidate Brett Mandel released a very cool infographic/database documenting where every penny of city money was spent in Fiscal […]
12 Things New York Has That Philly Needs
Now before you go all Clubber Lang on me, you should know that I am not one of those Philadelphians who has an inferiority complex […]
Justin Bieber’s Pro-Life Mom and 39 Other Reasons to Read About the 40th Anniversary of Roe v. Wade
1. Wonder Woman was pro-choice. Or at least she could’ve been. In 1972, science-fiction author Samuel R. Delany wrote a story arc for the Wonder […]
Ed Rendell’s Top 10 Reasons He’s Not Running For New York Mayor
It’s not enough that he’s being mentioned as a future mayor of New York—Ed Rendell is clearly trying to parlay the attention into an appearance […]
36 Hours in Real Philadelphia: What the New York Times Got Wrong
We’ve been noticed! Over the weekend, the New York Times’ 36 Hours column directed its searchlight to Philadelphia, joining such places as New Haven, Queens and […]
“Hipstoric” Old City Makes Top 12 Art Places List
Most Philadelphians and suburbanites still equate Old City with a place you’re likely to get puked on at 2 a.m., but according to a new […]
“Have You Seen the Black Amish?” and 13 Other Ridiculous Quotes From Amish Mafia
Move over Boo Boo and Duck Dynasty, there’s a new train wreck in town and its name is Amish Mafia. Billed by Discovery Channel as […]
Studies Show: Philly Either Very Drunk or Very Sober
According to some drink-per-month algorithm cooked up by The Daily Beast, Philadelphia is the 19th drunkest city in the country, and Boston is the drunkest. […]